scholarly journals Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practices of breast self-examination among North Indian unmarried females

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1721
Author(s):  
Kavita . ◽  
Damanpreet Kaur ◽  
Jarnail Singh Thakur ◽  
Darshna . ◽  
Pushplata . ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Self Examination

Background: Breast cancer is a leading health problem in females in developing countries. It is associated with various risk factors which are largely preventable. Risk factor awareness and adherence to healthy life style can play a significant role in prevention of cancer. So, study was undertaken to assess the awareness of risk factor of breast cancer and practices of breast self-examination among unmarried females.Methods:  A descriptive cross sectional study design was adopted to recruit 150 subjects. Purposive sampling technique was used to enrol unmarried females above 19 years of age. Written informed consent was taken from participants. Interview schedule was constructed, validated and used for data collection. The data was analysed using SPSS version 20.0.Results: Findings of the study revealed that mean age of participant was 22.65±3.21 years. Most of the females were aware that non breast-feeding practices (94.7%), infertility (84.7%), using oral contraceptives pills (50.7%), advancing age (48%), and any trauma to breast (36.7%) are risk factors of breast cancer. Nearly three fourth (76%) of the subjects had good awareness of breast cancer risk factors. However, breast self-examination was only practiced by 14.6% (22) subjects from total 150 subjects.Conclusions: Study concluded that most of the women were aware about the risk factors of breast cancer, however only few were practicing breast self-examination. Since screening and early detection of breast cancer is crucial for cancer control, nurses as health professionals have a significant role to play in early detection and increasing awareness among individuals and communities. 

scholarly journals Awareness of Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Practice of Breast Self-Examination Among Nursing Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Mona H. Afif
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Positive Family History ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Self Examination

Contents: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women of both developed and less developed world. Breast cancer is a common malignancy among Saudi females, with a prevalence of 21.8%. Awareness of risk factors and practice of breast self-examination still has a significant role in the early detection effort of breast cancer, particularly in young women. Aim: of this study is to explore the awareness of breast cancer risk factors and the reported practice of breast self-examination among nursing students in the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences -College of Nursing (CON-R), Kingdome of Saudi Arabia. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional correlational design was utilized in this study on a convenience sample of 373 nursing students in King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Nursing (CON-R). The study used two tools. The first tool is a structured interview questionnaire designed by the researcher to collect data about the students' characteristics and to assess the student nurses' awareness of breast cancer risk factors. The second tool is a breast self-examination practice form that is designed to assess the student nurses' reported practice of breast self-examination. Results: The results of the present study show that 60.6% of the nursing students' age was between 20-24 years; 18.2 % of them had a positive family history of breast cancer. The nursing student higher awareness was revealed for risk factors of female gender (4.5±0.7), age more than 40 (4.3±0.8), positive family history (4.2±0.8), breast disease (4.1±0.8). Average awareness was revealed for risk factors of late menopause (2.8±1.8), and physical inactivity (3.0±1.1). 63.5% of students did not practice breast self-examination; among the remaining only 25.5% practicing monthly, only 5% was regularly practicing, while 31.1% of them did not practice regularly. Conclusion: The nursing students reveal a good awareness of most of the breast cancer risk factors. Despite a good awareness level, they reported that about two-thirds of students did not practice breast self-examination. The study recommended the conduction of awareness campaigns in all university campuses who are encompassing female students to enhance their awareness of breast cancer risk factors and promote their practice of breast self-examination.

scholarly journals Insufficient Knowledge of Breast Cancer Risk Factors Among Malaysian Female University Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah ◽  
Maryam Ahmadian ◽  
Latiffah A. Latiff
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
University Students ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Insufficient Knowledge

<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Despite continuous argument about the efficacy of breast self-examination; it still could be a life-saving technique through inspiring and empowering women to take better control over their body/breast and health.<strong> </strong>This study<strong> </strong>investigated Malaysian female university students’ knowledge about breast cancer risk factors, signs, and symptoms and assessed breast self-examination frequency among students.</p> <p><strong>METHOD:</strong> A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2013 in nine public and private universities in the Klang Valley and Selangor. 842 female students were respondents for the self-administered survey technique. Simple descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for data analysis.</p> <p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> The uptake of breast self-examination (BSE) was less than 50% among the students. Most of students had insufficient knowledge on several breast cancer risk factors.</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> Actions and efforts should be done to increase knowledge of breast cancer through the development of ethnically and traditionally sensitive educational training on BSE and breast cancer literacy.</p>

scholarly journals Assessment of Knowledge of Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Practice of Breast Self Examination among Paramedical Females

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-317
Author(s):  
Fauzia Khan ◽  
Navreet Boora ◽  
Raushan Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Mammary Gland ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Female Faculty ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Self Examination

Objectives: The aim of the this research was therefore to explore the scale of mammary gland malignancy knowledge among students in paramedical college, looking on awareness of mammary gland malignancy warning symptoms, risk factors, detection strategy and breast self-assessment. Methods: A questionnaire based Cross sectional study was carried out in college of paramedical sciences. This study was questionnaire based on Assessment of knowledge of breast cancer risk factors and practice of BSE among paramedical females Result: Out of 250 female, 207 were available for final analysis. In this study assess the knowledge of female faculty and students about Breast cancer, risk factors and practice of Breast Self Examination and calculated the mean value of respondents who give the correct answer and concluded that the knowledge of female faculty have average 63.08%, Radiology and Imaging Techniques students had good knowledge 63.6%, Optometry students had average knowledge 61.88%,Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Techniques had insufficient knowledge 49.63% and Bachelor of Forensic Sciences were average knowledge 65.8%.The result of this study was not satisfied, knowledge of respondents were not enough for this serious and most common cancer of women Conclusion: Study concluded that there should be proper lectures and theory classes for the conduction of knowledge about Breast cancer, risk factors and BSE in paramedical college, This questionnaire based survey demonstrate that up-to-date practice of breast self examination among paramedical females were not sufficient, this should be improved by the well designed training and theoretical sessions. From this study, we suggest that all members of the health care community should attend the webinars, guest lectures and training sessions about knowledge of breast cancer, risk factor and practice of breast self-examination. Keywords: Breast cancer, BSE, Risk factors.

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